In 2021, there were about 39 deaths due to heat waves in South Korea. Overall, since 2012, there have been 42 deaths due to typhoons, 65 due to downpours, and about 146 due to heat waves.
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Ministry of the Interior and Safety (South Korea). (December 30, 2022). Number of fatalities due to natural disasters in South Korea from 2012 to 2021, by type of natural disaster [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1230741/south-korea-number-of-fatalities-from-natural-disasters-by-type/
Ministry of the Interior and Safety (South Korea). "Number of fatalities due to natural disasters in South Korea from 2012 to 2021, by type of natural disaster." Chart. December 30, 2022. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1230741/south-korea-number-of-fatalities-from-natural-disasters-by-type/
Ministry of the Interior and Safety (South Korea). (2022). Number of fatalities due to natural disasters in South Korea from 2012 to 2021, by type of natural disaster. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1230741/south-korea-number-of-fatalities-from-natural-disasters-by-type/
Ministry of the Interior and Safety (South Korea). "Number of Fatalities Due to Natural Disasters in South Korea from 2012 to 2021, by Type of Natural Disaster." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Dec 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1230741/south-korea-number-of-fatalities-from-natural-disasters-by-type/
Ministry of the Interior and Safety (South Korea), Number of fatalities due to natural disasters in South Korea from 2012 to 2021, by type of natural disaster Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1230741/south-korea-number-of-fatalities-from-natural-disasters-by-type/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Number of fatalities due to natural disasters in South Korea from 2012 to 2021, by type of natural disaster [Graph], Ministry of the Interior and Safety (South Korea), December 30, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1230741/south-korea-number-of-fatalities-from-natural-disasters-by-type/